Child Care Center Float- Spanish Immersion

Tierra Encantada is the leader in Spanish immersion early education and provides high-quality language immersion education to children ages 6 weeks through 6 years of age. We are currently seeking qualified classroom staff to join our team! Teachers are assigned a classroom that they manage in partnership with the other teacher(s)assigned to the classroom.

Duties:

• Develop daily activities to support the curriculum and educational objectives that provide children with opportunities for learning and growth through play
• Adhere to guidelines outlined in Teacher’s Manual pertaining to classroom management, family interactions, and child development.
• Maintain a positive, friendly attitude with families, and be a “team-mate” to parents in supporting their child’s growth
• Ensuring assigned classroom is well-maintained and clean
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with teachers, cooks, other floats, and administration to ensure a team environment is maintained
• Must fulfill required training requirements, and support Center objectives in achieving accreditation

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will truly love children and enjoy spending their time with children. Qualified candidates will fulfill the following requirement qualifications:

• Must be fluent in Spanish.
• Strong communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with families and co-workers.
• Physical ability to perform essential job functions without health restrictions. This includes the ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time, to have unrestricted use of the upper and lower body, hearing and vision within normal ranges to be able to adequately ensure the children’s safety, to lift and carry up to 40 pounds, to chase a fleeing child, to join children’s play actively, and the ability to bend, squat, kneel, reach, and climb stairs.
• Provide a certificate of completion of an approved pediatric first aid and CPR training within 90 days of hire. Employees are responsible for renewing and maintaining a valid, current CPR and pediatric first aid certification at all times
• Must have a respect for diversity and recognize that diversity makes our program better
• Must have the ability to complete annual required trainings to ensure providing high-quality early education
• Must pass fingerprinting through DHS, and e-verify

Tierra Encantada prefers candidates that have experience and education in early childhood education. Our ideal candidate is patient, flexible, a team player, hard-working, organized, friendly, motivated, and has great communication skills.

Pay and Schedule:

This is a full-time position that works Monday-Friday. The salary is based on experience and qualifications, and benefits include discounted childcare, paid training, parental leave, paid time off (PTO), and eleven paid holidays.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19